Skate



(No Model.)

.M. J. PARKHURST.

SKATE.

Patented May 21, 1895.

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MELBOURNE J. PARKHURST, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

. SKATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 539,641., dated May 21, 1895.

Application filed June 23, 1894. Serial No. 515,464. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MELBOURNE J. PARK- HURS'I, of New Haven, in the countyof New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented a new Improvement in Skates; and I do hereby declare the following, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and the letters of reference markedthereon, to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, and which said drawings constitute part of this specification, and represent, in-

Figure 1, a view in sidetelevation of one form which a skate constructed in accordance with my invention may assume; Fig.2, a plan view of the skate; Fig. 3, a view of the skate in transverse section on line 0000 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4, a corresponding view on the line y y of the same figure; Fig. 5, a corresponding view on the line .2 z of the same figure; Fig. 6, a corresponding view on line a a of same figure; Fig. 7, a corresponding view on the line b b of same figure; Fig. 8, a view, partly in transverse section and partly in elevation, of a skate provided with another form of runner and showing the attachment thereto of one of the depending legs of the heel-support.

My invention relates to an improvement in skakes, and more particularly to that class of skates which have very long, flat-bottomed runners, and are designed for rapid and long distance skating, the object being to produce an article which shall combine extreme lightness with rigidity, and which shall be adapted tobe conveniently applied to and removed from the boot of the skater;

With these ends in view, my invention consists in a skate having certain details of construction and combinations of parts as will be hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims As herein shown my improved skate is provided with a long runner A, uniform in thickness, and having a long flat-bottomed wearing edge a, which merges at its extreme rear and forward ends into a curved heel CL, and curved toe a By the term flat bottomed, I mean to describe a runner which takes a bearing throughout the greater part of its length upon the ice. The curvature of the runner at its rear and forward ends to form the heel and toe, may be varied as described.

Some skaters will prefer to have no curvature at the rear end of the runner, but to have the an attachment for the heel-support C, and the toe-support D, which as shown, and preferably, are made of sheet metal, and as light as is consistent with strength.

The heel-support has a central perforation for the reception of a screw E, the lower end of which is slotted to adapt it to set over the upper edge of the runner, as shown clearly in Fig. 3.

The rear and forward ends of the heel-support are bent down at a right angle tg form supporting legs C C, which are bent outward at a right angle at their lower ends, to form feet 0 C receiving bolts 0 c, by means of which they are riveted to the flanges B B on the opposite sides of the upper edge of the runner, the said legs C C being adapted to be set over the runner by the construction of their lower edges with centrally located vertical slots C The toe-support D is provided with small sharp retaining points d, designed to penetrate the boot-sole, so as to prevent the skate from slipping laterally with respect thereto. The rear and forward ends of this support are bent downward at a right angle to form legs D D, the lower ends of which are bent horizontally in opposite directions, to form feet D D receiving rivets: d d, by means of which they, and hence the support, arebolted to the flanges BB of the runner A, on opposite sides of the same, the said legs being adapted to be set over therunner by their provision with centrally located vertical slots 61*, as seen in Fig. 5. g

I do not limit myself to bending down th rear and forward ends of the heel and toe supports at a right angle, for they might be bent down at an obtuse angle and so as to diverge from each other.

For the purpose of lightening the heel and toe supports, the horizontal portion of the former is constructed with circular openings e, while the corresponding portion of the latter has a large central opening at, flanked along its sides by depending flanges d d, converging at their forward ends toward each other, and greatly stiflfening the toe support. These flanges are formed as shown by turnin g down a portion of the metal of the toe-support, but that construction is not imperative. If desired they may be dispensed with altogether, although I prefer to employ them. The depending legs of both supports are perforated, as at (1 for lightness. Between the said supports I locate a sheet-metal straploop F, the ends of which are bent down at a right angle, and vertically slotted as at f, to adapt them to be set over the upper edge of the runner for their attachment by rivetsf' to the flanges B B. A strap-loop F is also located within the forward end of the toesnpport D, one end of this loop being secured to the forward leg of the support, while the other end of it is vertically slotted, as at and secured by rivets f to the said flanges.

A skate constructed as above described, is at once extremely light and rigid, and takes such a long bearing upon the ice, and at the same time cuts into the same so little, that very great speed may be made with it with the minimum of fatigue to the skater.

It is apparent that in carrying out my invention, I may make some alterations. from the construction herein shown and described.

, flat bottomed solid runner of uniform thickness, constructed below its upper edge with two integral, horizontally arranged longitudi- Thus, the vertical position of the flanges B B with respect to the runner may be varied by raising or lowering them. I may furthermore find it desirable to dispense with one flange, as shown by Fig. 8, as one flange alone will give the runner rigidity, and afford means for the attachment of the heel-and-toe and strap supports, which may, in the event of employing only one flange, be secured not only to the flange but also directly to the opposite face of the runner, as also shown in the said figure, in which the runner H is constructed with an integral flange H extending throughout its length, and imparting rigidity to it, located midway of its width, and oifsetting from its left hand side, and having one of the legs of the heel-support I secured to it, for which purpose the said leg is constructed at its lower 1 end with a horizontal lug 1 receiving a rivet 1 which passes through the said lug and flange.

tically arranged lug I receivinga horizontal rivet 1 which fastens it directly to the face of the runner on the opposite side thereof from the flange H, as also shown in the said The leg I is also provided with a verfigure in which the runner H is constructed with an integral flange H located midway of its width and offsetting from its left hand side, and having one of the legs I ofthe heel support I secured'to it, for which purpose the said leg is constructed at its lower end with a horizontal lug 1 receiving a rivet I which passes through the said lug and flange. The leg I is also constructed with a vertically arranged lng I, receiving a horizontal rivet I which fastens it directly to the face of the runner on the opposite side thereof from the flange II. Furthermore the heel and toe and strap -supports'might be adapted in some other way than shown to straddle the upper edge of the runner. I prefer, however, to slot them forthe purpose, as the opposite walls of the slots embrace the said edge of the runner and contribute to the rigidity of the skate.

I would therefore have it understood that I do not limit myself to the exact construction,

herein shown and described, but hold myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a skate, the combination with a long flat-bottomed runner of uniform thickness, constructed below its upper edge with an in tegral flange extending thronghoutits length, and imparting rigidityto it; of rigidly at tached heeland toe-supports adapted to be set down over the projecting upper edge of a the runner, substantially as set forth.

2. In a skate, the combination with a long nal flanges extending in opposite directions beyond its opposite faces and throughout its length, and giving rigidity to it, of sheetmetal heeland toe-supports bent downward at their rear and forward ends, and adapted to be set down over the projecting upper edge of the runner, and to rest upon the upper faces of the said flanges to which they are secured on opposite sides of the said projecting upper edge of the runner, and strap-loops adapted to be set down over the projecting upper edge of the runner and to rest upon the said flanges to which they are secured,

I substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

MELBOURNE J. PARKI-IURST.

Witnesses:

GEO. D. SEYMOUR, FRED. O. EARLE.

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